# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture at Firebird Bulk Carriers, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20241211561` · 12/14/2024 · GEORGE WEST, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Trucks  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Firebird Bulk Carriers, Inc
- **Location:** I-37 Frontage Road North and County Road 311, GEORGE WEST, TEXAS, 78022
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver was at an oil lease standing on the passenger sidestep of a truck to get something out of the cab. When he started to step down, he slipped on a step and fell to the ground. He landed on his back and hit his head, resulting in a knot on his head and a scrape with some bleeding on the back of his head. He also had a headache and was hospitalized for a subdural hematoma.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*